A tree limb and a train conspired to knock out power to about 1,400 Oldham County homes during the weekend.

About 5 p.m. Saturday a branch fell on power lines near the train track in Buckner, blowing a transformer, Oldham County Dispatch Second Shift Supervisor Tom McCain said. A few minutes later a train came along and dragged the power lines, ripping them down, taking out power to about 1,400 homes.

McCain said LG&E returned power to all but 135 homes in about two hours. The others came back online that night, he said.

Members of the La Grange City Council heard the first reading of the proposed ad valorem tax rate at their meeting Monday.

The proposed tax rate is 22 cents per $100 of real property and 26 cents per $100 of personal property. According to the ordinance, if passed, any resident who pays the tax bill before Oct. 20 would receive a 2-percent discount and any bill paid after Nov. 20 will be subject to a 10-percent penalty.

The second reading of the ordinance will take place at the council’s next meeting, Sept. 7.

A need for more space and a central location have prompted officials from the La Grange Utilities Commission to find a new location.

Director John Bennett said the commission plans to purchase a building on Ky. 146 – the old Ace Hardware building in La Grange. He said he hopes the moving process will be complete by the end of the year.

Engineers will examine drainage on Ky. 362, including flooding issues along Ash Avenue and Ashbrooke and Village Green subdivisions in the past several years.

The study will be paid for with a $200,000 Kentucky Infrastructure Authority grant. The company will perform a study and analysis of the issues and host public meetings to come to a solution to the problems.

Linda and Larry Stewart of La Grange and Ronald and Brenda McAlister of Smithfield announce engagement of their daughter, Brandy Lee McAlister to Anthony Pearce Boyd, son of Sheila and Earl Frederick of La Grange and Todd and Christie Boyd of Jupiter, Fla.

The bride-elect is a 2001 graduate of Henry County High School, and graduated from Sullivan University with a degree in business management. She is employed by Papa Johns.

The groom-elect is a 2000 graduate of Oldham County High School and works for Ladyfingers Catering in Louisville.